Intel Core i9-11900K
Intel Core i9-11900K: 11th‑gen Rocket Lake 8C/16T, up to 5.3 GHz, LGA1200 with UHD 750 and PCIe 4.0; launched Mar 16, 2021; now discontinued.
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Product overview
Launched on March 16, 2021 as the 11th‑gen “Rocket Lake‑S” flagship, the Core i9‑11900K is an 8‑core/16‑thread LGA1200 chip with a 3.5 GHz base and up to 5.3 GHz via Thermal Velocity Boost, plus Intel UHD Graphics 750. It targets Intel 500‑series boards (and many 400‑series with BIOS updates) on DDR4‑3200, and general retail availability followed on March 30, 2021. It is now discontinued.
Positioned as a then‑flagship i9, it exists to maximize gaming responsiveness and high clocks on the LGA1200 platform while enabling PCIe 4.0. It’s well‑suited to 1080p/1440p gaming, streaming and video editing on an 8C/16T budget. Unique: unlocked multiplier for overclocking.
- 1080p gaming
- 1440p gaming
- streaming
- video editing
Product highlights
- The processor features Socket LGA-1200 socket for installation on the PCB
- 16 MB of L3 cache rapidly retrieves the most used data available to improve system performance
- 14 nm design offers great efficiency for computing, delivers nimble processing with balanced cost, performance, and power
- To boost graphics and visual quality, the chipset has a built in Intel UHD Graphics 750 controller. Supports up to 3 monitors.
Specifications
- Cores
- 8
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 3.5 GHZ
- Boost clock
- 5.3 GHZ
- TDP
- 125 W
- Cache
- 16 MB
- Bus Speed
- 8 GT/s
- Max Memory Size
- 128 GB
- ECC Support
- No
- Hyper Threading
- Yes
- Turbo Boost
- Yes
- Socket
- FCLGA1200
- Memory
- DDR4
- Ram Speed
- 3200 MHz
- Processor Generation
- 11
